84th Abierto de Tortugas

On the last day of qualifying for the 84th Tortugas Country Club Open, they faced each other on court 7 of the local club, La Dolfina Saudi, with Adolfito Cambiaso returning to the starting lineup, against La Hache Polo Team, which suffered the loss of Pablo Pieres, replaced by Lorenzo Chavanne.

Photos by Katerina Morgan/Polo Lifestyles

The victory went to the Cañuelas team by 12-11 but it was not enough (they had to win by at least two goals), and in this way Hilario Ulloa’s team will play the final of the tournament against Ellerstina Yellow Rose.

The “semi-final” was a hard-fought affair. With Cambiaso back and Pieres out, it seemed that La Dolfina was going to make it to the final, but a memorable match by Tomás Panelo, well accompanied by Hilario, the debutant Lorenzo -key in the end- prevented them from doing so.

La Hache was always on the winning side to reach the decisive match, but four consecutive goals (three by Adolfito and the other by Cambiaso (n), put the score at 12-10 for Cañuelas, which put them through to the final. But with less than 40 seconds left until the final bell, a brave move by Lorenzo Chavanne gave La Hache the goal they needed to reach the final and face Ellerstina.

With the victory of La Natividad, who won with great authority by 21-9 last Saturday, the finalist was Ellerstina Yellow Rose, who with equal points in the group leadership, remained in first position after having achieved victory against La Natividad in the previous date.